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  "url": "https://btw2025.cemas.io/artikel/russische-kampagnen-rund-um-foundation-to-battle-injustice",
  "source": "extension",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Cyber & Information Warfare",
  "subcategory": "Information Operations",
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  "country": "Germany",
  "source_reliability": "B",
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  "tags": [
    "Russian disinformation",
    "Storm-1516",
    "Foundation to Battle Injustice",
    "Yevgeny Prigozhin",
    "German Bundestag election 2025",
    "CDU",
    "Greens",
    "AfD",
    "TikTok",
    "Telegram",
    "social media manipulation",
    "right-wing extremism",
    "election interference"
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  "countries": [
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  "headline": "Russian-linked disinformation campaigns tied to 'Foundation to Battle Injustice' target German Bundestag election 2025",
  "description": "Ahead of the 2025 German Bundestag election, Russian-influenced disinformation campaigns Storm-1516 and the 'Foundation to Battle Injustice' (R-FBI) are actively spreading false narratives aimed at discrediting major democratic parties such as the CDU and Greens. These campaigns propagate fabricated claims of sexual abuse against politicians and stir racial and islamophobic tensions. Originating from networks linked to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, these operations use staged or AI-manipulated videos disseminated via fake news websites and amplified by German-speaking influencers, pro-AfD social media accounts, and right-wing extremist Telegram channels. Viral TikTok videos from a specific account received nearly 4 million views, sometimes suspected of artificial amplification. Notable dissemination includes AfD Bundestag member Stephan Protschka sharing false claims targeting the Greens and Ukraine, with broad social media engagement. The campaigns represent ongoing Russian efforts to interfere in German political processes through covert influence and disinformation prior to the coalition government's collapse on November 6, 2024.",
  "summary_short": "Russian-linked disinformation networks Storm-1516 and 'Foundation to Battle Injustice' spread false claims to influence Germany's 2025 Bundestag election, targeting CDU and Greens.",
  "summary_extended": "Russian-backed disinformation campaigns Storm-1516 and the Foundation to Battle Injustice (R-FBI), founded and financed by the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, intensified efforts in Germany ahead of the 2025 Bundestag election. These operations disseminate fabricated allegations, including sexual abuse claims against CDU and Green party leaders Robert Habeck and Friedrich Merz, as well as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, aiming to weaken democratic parties. The campaigns also seek to stoke racist and islamophobic sentiments by spreading claims about migrant recruitment for crimes and false murder accusations. German-speaking influencers, both known and anonymous, along with right-wing extremist and pro-AfD social media accounts, amplify these narratives. Viral TikTok videos posted by the account 'Jens Menke' gathered nearly 4 million views, raising questions about possible artificial boost. AfD politician Stephan Protschka notably propagated falsehoods on multiple platforms. Telegram channels linked to right-wing extremist groups shared Storm-1516 links extensively, with millions of views recorded. This activity is part of a covert Russian influence operation continuing after the collapse of Germany's coalition government on November 6, 2024. CeMAS and Alliance4Europe recommend increased monitoring, legal steps to limit domain usage, and social platform interventions to curb such interference around election periods.",
  "actor_primary": "Foundation to Battle Injustice",
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  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
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  "classification_rationale": "The article explicitly documents a Russian-originated covert disinformation campaign using false narratives, AI-manipulated videos, and pro-Kremlin influencer networks to interfere in the German 2025 election. Named Russian actors and linked campaigns detail clear aggressor hybrid warfare actions.",
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  "url": "https://btw2025.cemas.io/artikel/russische-kampagnen-rund-um-foundation-to-battle-injustice",
  "source": "extension",
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  "category": "Cyber & Information Warfare",
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  "source_reliability": "B",
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    "Russian disinformation",
    "Storm-1516",
    "Foundation to Battle Injustice",
    "Yevgeny Prigozhin",
    "German Bundestag election 2025",
    "CDU",
    "Greens",
    "AfD",
    "TikTok",
    "Telegram",
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    "right-wing extremism",
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    "Node 2: 5th Column",
    "Node 3: Political Disruptions"
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  "countries": [
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  "headline": "Russian-linked disinformation campaigns tied to 'Foundation to Battle Injustice' target German Bundestag election 2025",
  "description": "Ahead of the 2025 German Bundestag election, Russian-influenced disinformation campaigns Storm-1516 and the 'Foundation to Battle Injustice' (R-FBI) are actively spreading false narratives aimed at discrediting major democratic parties such as the CDU and Greens. These campaigns propagate fabricated claims of sexual abuse against politicians and stir racial and islamophobic tensions. Originating from networks linked to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, these operations use staged or AI-manipulated videos disseminated via fake news websites and amplified by German-speaking influencers, pro-AfD social media accounts, and right-wing extremist Telegram channels. Viral TikTok videos from a specific account received nearly 4 million views, sometimes suspected of artificial amplification. Notable dissemination includes AfD Bundestag member Stephan Protschka sharing false claims targeting the Greens and Ukraine, with broad social media engagement. The campaigns represent ongoing Russian efforts to interfere in German political processes through covert influence and disinformation prior to the coalition government's collapse on November 6, 2024.",
  "summary_short": "Russian-linked disinformation networks Storm-1516 and 'Foundation to Battle Injustice' spread false claims to influence Germany's 2025 Bundestag election, targeting CDU and Greens.",
  "summary_extended": "Russian-backed disinformation campaigns Storm-1516 and the Foundation to Battle Injustice (R-FBI), founded and financed by the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, intensified efforts in Germany ahead of the 2025 Bundestag election. These operations disseminate fabricated allegations, including sexual abuse claims against CDU and Green party leaders Robert Habeck and Friedrich Merz, as well as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, aiming to weaken democratic parties. The campaigns also seek to stoke racist and islamophobic sentiments by spreading claims about migrant recruitment for crimes and false murder accusations. German-speaking influencers, both known and anonymous, along with right-wing extremist and pro-AfD social media accounts, amplify these narratives. Viral TikTok videos posted by the account 'Jens Menke' gathered nearly 4 million views, raising questions about possible artificial boost. AfD politician Stephan Protschka notably propagated falsehoods on multiple platforms. Telegram channels linked to right-wing extremist groups shared Storm-1516 links extensively, with millions of views recorded. This activity is part of a covert Russian influence operation continuing after the collapse of Germany's coalition government on November 6, 2024. CeMAS and Alliance4Europe recommend increased monitoring, legal steps to limit domain usage, and social platform interventions to curb such interference around election periods.",
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